On Saturday 01 May 2004 06:01, John Richard Smith wrote: > Hoyt Bailey wrote: > >On Friday 30 April 2004 18:36, John Richard Smith wrote: > >>Hoyt Bailey wrote: > >>>On Friday 30 April 2004 17:31, John Richard Smith wrote: > >>>>KPPP - MD10.0 CE BUG > >>>> > >>>>The default install off the discs is KPPP2.1.4 > >>>> > >>>>Modem time out is unchangeable from 5 second depite what > >>>> whatever setting you give it. > >>>> > >>>>And when a connection is eventually made KPPP fails to dock into > >>>>the panel despite enabling it. > >>>> > >>>>Does anyone know if they have an updated version ? > >>>> > >>>>John > >>> > >>>I am using 2.1.2 under 9.2 and it docks into the panel. I don't > >>>know about the delay. > >>> > >>>Hoyt > >> > >>The package MD10 CE installs is called kdenetwork-kppp v3.2-15mdk > >> > >>Not only is there no docking, any adjustment to the modem time out, > >>but the dialing speed slider adjuster bar doesn't work either, but > >> I think the pppd package may be where the fault lies. > >> > >>It's a pain having to live without the docking facility, it made > >>closing down the connection easy, now I have to log out to achieve > >>the same effect. The modem time out facility is also important with > >>ISP's like mine, freeserve soon to be called Wannado (some wag has > >>already christened it 'Canna do ') needs time for it's overloaded > >>servers to let you in. One other problem is that the dialer no > >> longer "cycles" between one telephone number and another in the > >> phone numbers list , as my ISP like me to do, as it helps to even > >> out the loads on their exchanges. Normally a failed connection > >> means the next number it dials is the next in the list. That does > >> not seem to happen anymore. > >> > >>What was it someone said about " K " in the name. > >> > >>John > > > >I have those problems on some versions of my install. A version is > > an install that works (somewhat). You install until it works > > [Ramdom selection]. I finally found out what caused that a totally > > borked set of install disks which resulted in no two installs > > working the same. Something to consider when illogical things > > happen like "K" in the name. > > > >Hoyt > > These are bought MD10 CE "pressed" discs. They may be faulty too but > I doubt it, too many users would of complained if they were. No it's > the the app itself on this occassion. Though you are right to suspect > discs, it is not right to always suspect discs. > I think the default install kppp and it's dependencies need looking > at. > > I note a few changes to the app , some additional new features, so > someone has been tinkering with it lately, and I guess fixed > something but upset some of the existing features in doing so. > > John Sounds like you are correct as a last resort you might want to get the src rpm and look at the code. hoyt
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